England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1916
This collection contains indexes of miscellaneous records acquired from the Manchester Central Library. The records include Apprenticeships, School Admissions, Prison Registers, and Workhouse Registers. The indexes and images are provided in cooperation with www.findmypast.co.uk
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England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains indexes of miscellaneous records acquired from the Manchester Central Library. The records include Apprenticeships, School Admissions, Prison Registers, and Workhouse Registers.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me
The information in these records usually include the following:
Apprenticeships
- Full Name
- Age
- Date of birth
- Name of master
- Place of business
- Master’s occupation
School admissions
- Date of admission
- Name of child
- Date of birth
- Name of parents or guardians
- Address
- Name of previous school
- Date of withdrawal
- Name of school sent to following withdrawal
Prison registers
- Name of prisoner
- Crime committed
- Date of crime
- Summary of conviction
- Date and place of birth
- Physical description
Workhouse registers
- Person's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Residence
- Admission date
- Discharge or death date
Collection Content
Inventory
For a list of all the localities included in this Historical Records publication see England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records - Inventory.
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Manchester Archives and Local History
"England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1916." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 9 June 2026. From various Manchester collections. Databases and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing Manchester Archives and Local Studies.
